xu.tutor: Preventing Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the result of interacting with and using the ideas of others without acknowledging the source of the ideas.

After taking this tutorial, you will:

Know what plagiarism is and how to recognize it.
Know why academic honesty is important.
Know Xavier University's policy on plagiarism.
Know how to cite sources.
Know how to paraphrase.

Table of Contents:

1. What is plagiarism?
2. Why is plagiarism wrong and what are the consequences of plagiarism?
3. How can plagiarism be avoided?
4. What is the correct way to quote and paraphrase?
5. When is citation unnecessary?

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